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Current Affairs September 2012

How many medals India won in the recently concluded London Olympics 2012? A) 5 B) 4 C) 6 D) 7 Answer: C) 6 Which PSU has recently been awarded with Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar in 2012 in the Community Sports Identification and Nurturing of Budding Young Talent category? A) NTPC B) BHEL C) SAIL D) ONGC Answer: C) SAIL Who has won the Gold Medal in the Mens 100m and 200m sprints in the London Olympics 2012? A) Michael Frater B) Usain Bolt C) Yohan Blake D) Nesta Carter Answer: C) Ans) Usain Bolt 1. Scientists at NASA on 27 September 2012 announced that the Mars Curiosity Rover has discovered stream bed gravel, which hints towards the presence of waist-deep water on the surface of Mars in the past. What is this Mars Curiosity Rover? (a) Satellite (b) Team of Astronauts (c) Robotic explorer (d) Meteors Answer: (c) Robotic explorer 2. The Indian Institute of Toxicology Research reported that the water in and around the deserted Union Carbide plant is contaminated and not fit for consumption. Where is this Union Carbide Plant Located? (a) Bhopal (b) Jaipur (c) Shimla (d) Bhubaneswar Answer: (a) Bhopal 3. The endangered species, Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican have got a dedicated land for breeding in the Shonkaliya Region of Ajmer District, Rajasthan. What are they? (a) Birds

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4. The simultaneous earthquakes seen in past few years in which region is found to be a cause of the Tectonic Plate Disintegration? (a) Arabian Sea (b) Indian Ocean (c) Arabian Peninsula (d) Himalyan Region Answer: (b) Indian Ocean 5. On which date the most outstanding demonstrations of its own kind in Khandawa district of Madhya Pradesh named Jal Satyagraha which had continued for 17 days at Omkareshwar Dam Project came to an end? (a) 10 September 2012 (b) 15 September 2012 (c) 17 September 2012 (d) 12 September 2012 Answer: (a) 10 September 2012 6. Name the astronaut of Indian American origin who took over the command of International Space Station on 15 September 2012. (a) Sunita Williams (b) Kalpana Chawla (c) Ravish Malhotra (d) None of these Answer: (a) Sunita Williams 7. Scientists at Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) warned that most of Earth's land areas might face an extreme summer heat wave than they did faced in between 1951 to 1980. Goddard Institute of Space Studies is a division of which space research centre? (a) ISRO (b) NASA (c) Centre of astrophysics (d) European Space Agency Answer: (b) NASA 8. On which date from 1995 onwards the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is celebrated worldwide? (a) 15 September (b) 18 September (c) 16 September (d) 12 September Answer: (c) 16 September

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9. Where the ozone layer is mainly found in the Earths atmosphere? (a) Stratosphere (b) Hemisphere (c) Ozonosphere (d) Troposphere Answer: (a) Stratosphere 10. The environment ministry on 12 September 2012 suspended the clearance of environmental guidelines issued to 93 Mines across which state? (a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Rajasthan (c) Goa (d) Madhya Pradesh Answer: (c) Goa 11 Scientists of the University of Michigan developed a gene therapy which they claimed could restore the sense of olfactory function. What is this olfactory function related to? (a) Sense of hearing (b) Sense of smell (c) Sense of sight (d) Sense of touch Answer: (b) Sense of Smell 12. Australian scientists along with US experts claimed that they have discovered treatment for Alzheimer patients following a study finding a link to abnormalities in Alzheimer Patients. Alzheimers disease is related to? (a) Brain (b) Heart (c) Eye sightedness (d) Liver Answer: (a) Brain 13. Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Australia discovered that two proteins that work together to kill self-reactive immune cells can protect against diseases such as type1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis principally attacks which part of the body? (a) Joints (b) Skin (c) Lungs (d) Kidney Answer: (a) Joints 14. India enter into its first multi-lateral Social Science research collaboration with four European Nations by the approval of projects for networking and social science research cooperation in between the researchers of these nations. The colaboration came into existence on which date? (a) 2 September 2012 (b) 7 September 2012 (c) 5 September 2012 (d) 4 September 2012

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15. The Zoological Society of London and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released a list of 100 different species to be first in line for extinction from 48 different countries during the World Conservation Congress held in Republic of Korea on 11 September 2012. The Indian species that was categorised under first line of extinction was_____________ (a) Great Indian Bustard (b) One horned Rhino (c) Indian giant Squirrel (d) Asiatic Lion Answer: (a) Great Indian Bustard 16. On which date, the Union Cabinet of India, under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh approved the long awaited demand for One Rank One Pension (OROP) and other benefits of exservicemen. (a) 21 September 2012 (b) 24 September 2012 (c) 19 September 2012 (d) 17 September 2012 Answer: (b) 24 September 2012 17. Name the Union Minister who on 24 September 2012 took an additional charge of the Railway Ministry after the exit of Mukul Roy. (a) C.P. Joshi (b) Nitish kumar (c) Mamta Banerjee (d) None of these Answer: (a) C.P. Joshi 18. Which Indian Bollywood actress was appointed as International Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) ? (a) Katrina Kaif (b) Aishwarya Rai (c) Kareena kapoor (d) Madhuri Dixit Answer: (b) Aishwarya Rai 19. The Election commission of India on 27 September 2012 directed the Political Parties and candidates not to use which of the following in the election campaign as it was violating Article 51 (g) of the constitution? (a) Animals and Birds (b) Arms and ammunition (c) Heavy vehicles (d) None of these Answer: (a) Animals and birds 20. Name the Indian nuclear-capable surface-to-surface missile which on 19 September 2012 was successfully test fired from Wheeler Island, off the Odisha Coast.

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(a) Agni III (b) Agni IV (c) Prithvi III (d) Agni V Answer: (b) Agni IV

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21. Name the person who on 13 September 2012 was appointed as the 39th chief justice of India (a) Justice Altamas Kabir (b) Justice A.K. Sikri (c) Rajeev Gupta (d) Justice Mohit Shantilal Shah Answer: (a) Justice Altamas Kabir 22. Which person was appointed as the president of, The Indian Newspaper Society for the year 20122013 on 13 September 2012 during the 73rd annual meet of the Newspaper Society? (a) K.N. Tilak Kumar (b) Ravindra Kumar (c) Ashish Bagga (d) Pradeep Gupta Answer: (a) K.N. Tilak Kumar 23. On which date Vayalar Ravi, Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs inaugurated the 7th Heads of Indian Missions (HoMs) conference and announced revised Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) scheme. (a) 15 September 2012 (b) 16 September 2012 (c) 17 September 2012 (d) 20 September 2012 Answer: (c) 17 September 2012 24. The Supreme Court of India on 14 September 2012 lifted the gag order on media reporting of troop movement that was ordered by one of the High Court. HC order was in violation of the fundamental right under Article 19(1) (a) of the Constitution, granted to the media and every citizen of the country. The order came from which of the high court? (a) Allahabad High court (b) Calcutta high court (c) Karnataka high court (d) Madras high court Answer: (a) Allahabad High court 25. The Union government hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) by what percent benefiting its 80 lakh employees and pensioners and costing the exchequer an additional Rs7,408 crore annually? (a) 4 percent (b) 8 percent (c) 7 percent (d) 6 percent Answer: (c) 7 percent

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26. The Supreme Court of India on 4 September 2012 directed the Union Government of India to re-fix the pay scale of army officers affected by the which Pay Commission? (a) Fourth pay Commission (b) Sixth pay Commission (c) Fifth Pay Commission (d) None of these Answer: (a) Fourth pay Commission 27. At what interest rate percent per annum, The Union Cabinet gave its approval to continue interest subsidy to Public Sector Banks (PSBs), Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), Cooperatives Banks and NABARD enabling them to provide short-term crop loans of up to Rs 3 lakhs to farmers during the year 2012-13? (a) 7% Per annum (b) 8.5 % Per annum (c) 6 % Per annum (d) 5 % per annum Answer: (a) 7 % per annum 28. To what percent Government of India on 11 September 2012 reduced interest rates on rescheduled crop loans from 12 percent in the drought-affected areas for the fiscal year 2012-13 (a) 8 percent (b) 5 percent (c) 7 percent (d) 6 percent Answer: (c) 7 Percent 29. The State Health Ministry of Arunachal Pradesh launched a scheme in Itanagar on 14 September 2012 for providing financial assistance upto 1.5 lakh rupees to BPL patients suffering from life threatening diseases in the form of a onetime grant. What was the name of that scheme? (a) Rashtriya Aarogya Nidhi (b) Rashtriya Janseva Nidhi (c) Rashtriya Sarvoklayan Prayojna (d) None of these Answer: (a) Rashtriya Aarogya Nidhi 30. Name the Person of India who was appointed as Chief Economist of World Bank. (a) Kaushik basu (b) Jaideep Sarkar (c) Narayan Murthy (d) Nandan Nilkeni Answer: (a) Kaushik basu 31. Name the England football player, the captain of Chelsea in the premier league who announced his retirement from International Football on 24 September 2012. (a) John Terry (b) Stevan Gerrard (c) David Beckham (d) Ashley Cole

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32. Name the Indian boxer and London Olympic bronze medalist who on 24 September 2012 named as the brand ambassador of super fight league. (a) Vijendra Singh (b) M C Mary Kom (c) Manoj Kumar (d) Vikas Krishan Answer: (b) M C Mary Kom 33. Name the Former Cricketer and all-rounder, who was appointed as the Chairman of the five member senior selection committee of BCCI on 27 September 2012. (a) Saba Karim (b) Vikram Rathour (c) Sandeep Patil (d) Rajinder Singh Hans. Answer: (c) Sandeep Patil 34. Deepika Kumari the Sports Person from India, won Silver at Recurve World Cup on 23 September 2012 in Tokyo. Recurve world Cup is related to which Sports Event? (a) Archery (b) Shooting (c) Disc Throwing (d) Volley ball Answer: (a) Archery 35. Which Indian golfer wrapped up a four-shot victory at the Yeangder tournament players Championship in Chinese Taipei on 17 September 2012? (a) Gaganjeet Bhullar (b) Jeev Mikha Singh (c) Shiv Kapur (d) Jyoti Randhawa Answer: (a) Gaganjeet Bhullar

36. Name the two players on whom AITA (All India Tennis Association) extended ban till June 2014 (a) Mahesh Bhupati and Rohan Bopanna (b) Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna (c) Leander Paes and Sania Mirza (d) Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati Answer: (a) Mahesh Bhupati and Rohan Bopanna 37. Name the owner of Delhi franchise of hockey India (a) Tata Group (b) Wave Group (c) Bharti Group (d) Aircel and Reliance Answer: (b) Wave Group

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38. Name the person who has been appointed as full time president of Hockey India. (a) Gayatri Shetty (b) Mariamma koshy (c) Bachendri Pal (d) Dilip Tirki Answer: (b) Mariamma koshy 39. Name the the Australian Cricketer who on 20 September 2012 announced his retirement from all formats of Cricket. (a) Matthew Hayden (b) Ricky Pointing (c) Michael Clarke (d) Bret Lee Answer: (a) Matthew Hayden 40. Name the BJP MLA who was elected as the President of Indian Boxing Federation on 23 September 2012. (a) Abhishek Matoria (b) Ashok Gehlot (c) Mahesh Joshi (d) Sachin Pilot Answer: (a) Abhishek Matoria 41. Name the New Zealands fast bowler who retired from both International and Domestic Cricket (a) Shane Bond (b) Daryl Tuffey (c) Ian Butler (d) Chris Martin Answer (b) Daryl Tuffey 42. The boxing Champion, Muhammad Ali who retired from the game in the year 1981 was honoured with Medal in Philadelphia on 13 September 2012. What was the name of that medal? (a) Liberty medal (b) Medal of Excellence (c) Indecorum medal (d) None of these Answer: (a) Liberty medal 43. Which Indian player became ICC ODI cricketer of the year? (a) Virendra Sehwag (b) MS Dhoni (c) Suresh Raina (d) Virat Kohli Answer: (d) Virat kohli 44. Which character is declared to be the official mascot for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil on 12 September 2012. (a) Laughing Buddha

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45. Women SAF football championship 2012 was won by which country? (a) Nepal (b) Bhutan (c) China (d) India Answer: (d) India 46. Name the Indian High jumper who won a silver medal in (F42 single leg, amputations minimal disability category) at London Paralympics Games. (a) Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda (b) Vijay Singh Chauhan (c) Suresh Babu (d) Hari Shankar Roy Answer: (a) Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda 47. The legendary tennis player from US who announced his retirement during the US open on 6 September 2012 after facing a defeat from John Martin del Potro. (a) Roger Federer (b) Rafael Nadal (c) Novak Djokovic (d) Andy Roddick Answer: (d) Andy Roddick 48. Which Indian female wrestler won Bronze in the World Junior Championship at Pattava on 6 September 2012? (a) Indu Choudhary (b) Geeta Phogat (c) Sonika Kaliraman (d) Alka tomar Answer: (a) Indu Choudhary 49. Name the Formula one driver who became the winner of Italian Grand Prix 2012 (a) Fernando Alonso (b) Lewis Hamilton (c) Sebastian Vettel (d) Michael Schumacher Answer: (b) Lewis Hamilton 50. Name the tennis player who became the first British man to capture US Open Grand Slam Singles Championship after 76 years by defeating Novak Djokovic on 11 September 2012. (a) Andy Murray (b) Max Woonsam

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51. For what percent, The Government of India on 20 September 2012 hiked the foreign investment cap for the broadcasting service providers? (a) 65 percent (b) 74 percent (c) 80 percent (d) 54 percent Answer: (b) 74 percent 52. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 24 September 2012 approved a package on debt restructuring for the state-electricity boards. What was net worth of that package? (a) 1.90 lakh Crore (b) 3.5 lakh Crore (c) 2.6 lakh Crore (d) 1.25 lakh Crore Answer: (a) 1.90 lakh crore 53. Which agency was instructed by the Central Vigilance Commission on 24 September 2012 to expand its investigation scope on Coal Block Allocation to private firms in between 1993 to 2004? (a) Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (b) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) (c) CAG Committee (d) None of These Answer: (b) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) 54. Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved a proposed hike of the government's stake in Industrial Finance Corporation of India Ltd (IFCI) to make it a state-run company. What was hike that Percent? (a) 56.25 Percent (b) 55.57 Percent (c) 54.35 Percent (d) 58.65 Percent Answer: (b) 55.5 Percent 55. State Bank of India, the countrys largest bank, cuts its base rate with how much point making it to 9.75 percent? (a) 25 basis point (b) 45 basis point (c) 35 basis point (d) 50 basis point Answer: (a) 15 basis point 56. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited introduced a system for making the payment of the bookings via mobile phones. What is the name of that system?

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(a) Interbank Mobile Payment System (IMPS) (b) Sybase mobile banking System (c) Railway mobile banking system (d) PNB mobile banking System Answer: (a) Interbank Mobile Payment System (IMPS)

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57. Name the Union Minister who had suggested setting up of a National Investment Board (NIB) under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to accord speedy clearances to mega proposals. (a) Sharad Pawar (b) A.K. Antony (c) Kapil Sibal (d) P. Chidambaram Answer (d) P. Chidambaram 58. Reserve Bank of India injected a liquidity of around ___________by slashing down the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 25 basis points to 4.50 percent from 4.75 percent. (a) 17000 crore (b) 15000 crore (c) 10000 crore (d) 12000 crore Answer: (a) 17000 crore 59. Shimla Municipal Corporation introduced a Tax on Shimla entry of vehicles that are not registered in Himachal Pradesh. What was the name of that tax? (a) Envy Tax (b) Green Tax (c) Carbon tax (d) Natural resource consumption tax Answer: (b) Green tax 60. Name the report which was submitted to the finance minister of India by the Shome Committee constituted by the Central Board of Direct Taxes, after the approval of Prime Minister of India. (a) GARR Report (b) CAG Report (c) Financial Credit Report (d) Tax Mitigation Report Answer: (a) GARR Report 61. In a gesture of goodwill Karnataka government in front of Supreme Court of India agreed to release _________cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu from the Cauvery River. (a) 20000 (b) 10000 (c) 5000 (d) 15000 Answer: (b) 10000

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62. The EGoM (Empowered Group of Ministers) on 11 September 2012 declared to slash down the interest rate from 10 to 12 percent to how many percent in the entire 350 drought hit Talukas of the four states namely, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Karnataka? (a) 4 percent (b) 8.5 percent (c) 7 percent (d) 6 percent Answer: (c) 7 percent 63. As per the data released by the government on 14 September 2012, Indian inflation rose from 6.87 percent recorded in July 2012 to _________percent August 2012. (a) 7.55 (b) 8.0 (c) 9.5 (d) 7.25 Answer: (a) 7.55 64. The Union Cabinet cleared the proposal of foreign direct investment (FDI) for 51 percent in the multibrand retail chains and _______percent in Aviation power exchanges industry. (a) 50 (b) 49 (c) 66 (d) 25 Answer: (b) 49 65. The reserve bank of India reduced the Cash Reserve Ratio(CRR) by: (a) 0.5 percent (b) 0.25 percent (c) 0.75 percent (d) 1 percent Answer: (b) 0.25 percent 68. Mauritius based, investment firm, got a clearance for their foreign direct investment proposal of investing Rs 808 crore by the union government of India. What was the name of that investment firm? (a) Cloverdell Investments Ltd (b) Conyers Dill and Pearman (c) CIEL Investment (d) Paracor Investment Answer: (a) Cloverdell Investments Ltd 69. To split off the ground handling and engineering services of Air India, Union cabinet approved a proposal of how much amount so that the two units Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL) and Air India Transport Services Ltd. (AITSL) will be operational as two completely owned subsidiaries and treated as separate profit centers? (a) 867 crore (b) 800 crore (c) 875 crore

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(d) 768 crore Answer: (d) 768 crore

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70. The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) published its annual publication- Indias external debt: a status report 2011-12. As per the published report, Indias external debt in the end of March 2012 was: (a) $345.8 billion (b) $250 billion (c) $362.7 billion (d) $450 billion Answer: (a) $345.8 billion 71. As per the data released by world Economic Forum India's ranking declined by three places to what position in the Global Competitiveness Index 2012-2013? (a) 59 position (b) 56 position (c) 61 position (d) 64 position Answer: (a) 59 position 72. Due to the demand slowdown in the US and Europe, Indias exports in July reduced to what per cent making it a steepest fall in three years? (a) 15.2 percent (b) 14.8 percent (c) 12.5 percent (d) 13.6 percent Answer: (b) 14.8 percent 73. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation was awarded with the work of Management Consulting Services in which international Metro Rail Project? (a) Jakarta Metro rail project (b) Moscow Metro rail project (c) London Metro rail project (d) Copenhagen Metro rail project Answer: (a) Jakarta Metro rail project 74. Name the Indian Entrepreneur who was placed at top in the Executive Pay Chart of the listed companies for the fiscal year 2011-2012. (a) Mukesh Ambani (b) Sunil Mittal (c) Naveen Jindal (d) Kalanithi Maran Answer: (c) Naveen Jindal 75. Who is appointed as the chief Legal Executive director of Ashok Leyland? (a) Sundar Rajan (b) Dheeraj G. Hinduja (c) Rajiv Saharia

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(d) N.V. Balachandran Answer: (a) Sundar Rajan

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76. The Oil and gas exploration and production company Cairn Energy plc sold 8 per cent stake in Cairn India for a net realization of about US Dollar 910 million. The cairn energy is based at (a) UK (b) Germany (c) France (d) Australia Answer: (a) UK 77. TVS Motors on 28 September 2012 launched a new 125 cc Motorcycle in market .The Motorcycle is named by (a) TVS Phoenix (b) TVS Flame (c) TVS Jive (d) TVS Apache RTR Answer: (a) TVS Phoenix 78. Tech Mahindra acquired 51% stake in Bharti group owned mobile value added service (VAS) provider limited for 260 crore. What is the name of that value added service provider? (a) Comviva Technologies (b) Bharti Airtel (c) Infratel Ltd. (d) Vodafone services Answer: (a) Comviva Technologies 79. 25 percent stake of Axis bank subsidiary, Axis Asset Management Company was acquired by Schroder Singapore Holdings. The company is largest asset management company of which country? (a) USA (b) UK (c) Canada (d) Switzerland Answer: (b) UK 80. Name the country in which Tata Steel won a high-speed Rail Contract of Value Rs 315.15 Crore . (a) Germany (b) Japan (c) China (d) France Answer: (d) France 81.HCL Technologies signed a multi-million dollar deals with the Texas-based Semi-conductor and embedded processing solution providing company. Name the company. (a)Freescale (b)Dallas Semiconductor (c)Tri Quint

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82.Name the airline which has emerged to be the top ranked carrier for consecutive second month (a)Jet Airways (b)Spice Jet (c)Indigo Airlines (d)Air India Answer: (c) Indigo Airlines 83.On 10 September 2012, Infosys acquired Switzerland based global management consultancy firm, which is considered to be the largest acquisition by Infosys till date. Name the firm acquired. (a) Lodestone (b) Adecco (c) Dartfish (d) Ricola Answer: (a) Lodestone 84.Information training company NIIT Ltd partnered with which Software company on 12 September 2012 for courses in Cloud computing? (a) IBM (b) Microsoft (c) Infosys (d) Wipro Answer: (b) Microsoft 85.A production- Sharing Contract (PSC) was signed by Australian BHP Billiton and UKs based global energy and Natural Gas Company on 10 September 2010. Name the UK based company. (a) Salamander energy (b) London Marine Consultants (c) Falkland Oil and Gas (d) BG Group Answer: (d) BG Group 86.Which State-owned Indian Bank opened its first branch in South Africa in a move to enhance the relationship between South Africa and India? (a) Bank of India (b) Union bank of India (c) Punjab National bank (d) ICICI Bank Answer (a) Bank of India 87.Larsen & Turbo integrated its L&T Engineering Services with IT business L&T InfoTech for igniting growth rate of the company in technical arena. The companys newly restructured cluster is rebranded by name as: (a)L&T Technology Services (b)L&T Info engineering Services (c)L&T Tech Engineering Services

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(d)L&T Tech and Solution services Answer (a) L&T Technology Services

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88. Name the steel and power Company which has acquired Canadian Energy Firm CIC for Rs 650 Crore. (a)Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (b)Hira Steel and Power Ltd (c)Nandan Steel and Power Ltd (d)Essar Group of company Answer: (a) Jindal Steel and Power Ltd 89.Bharat electronic limited entered into a joint venture with French Energy Solution Company to manufacture radars for civilian and defense purpose. Name the French company. (a)GDF Suez (b)Thales (c)Dalkia (d)Areva NC Answer: (b) Thales 90.Tata Consultancy Service signed in an agreement of 103 crore to provide ICT Solution for MGNREGS in which State? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) West Bengal (d) Punjab Answer: (c) West Bengal 91.Name the Industry Leader who is nominated to Competition Commission Eminent Persons Advisory Group (EPAG) by the Union government of India. (a)Deepak Parekh (b)Narayan Murthy (c)Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (d)VN Kaul Answer: (a) Deepak Parekh 92.Which call centre service provider company was acquired by Tech Mahindra with a deal of $87.1 Million? (a)Fusion BPO Services (b)Hutchinson Global Services (c)Intelnet (d)Exl services Answer: (b) Hutchinson Global Services 93.A new strain of rice developed by the scientists, which can enhance the productivity in the soil that lacks a nutrient content. Name the nutrient, lack of which effects crop yield. (a)Sulphur (b)Oxygen

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(c)Phosphorous (d)Carbon Answer: (c) Phosphorous

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94.Name the two planets that came together in the Western sky on 15 August 2012 after sunset. (a)Mars and Saturn (b)Earth and Mars (c)upiter and Saturn (d)Venus and Earth Answer: (a) Mars and Saturn 95.)The identified singing mice that use songs to communicate are found in which region? (a)The Himalayan terrain (b)The tropical cloud forests in the mountains of Costa Rica (c) On the volcanic plates of Pacific (d)Greenland Answer: (b) The tropical cloud forests in the mountains of Costa Rica 96.Name the NASAs Robert that has recently touched the surface of Mars (a)Rover Curiosity (b)Gale Crater (c)Martian home (d)Calif Answer: (a) Rover Curiosity 97. Name the process that will be applied for transferring the gene of the newly developed Stained Rice to the modern variety of rice (a)Cross-Breeding (b)Genetic Engineering (c)Hybridization (d)None of these Answer: (a) Cross-Breeding 98) Which of the following is not a brand owned by Shahnaz Hussain? A) Veda Dynamics B) Kaya Skin clinics C) Shahnaz Herbal D) Forever Beautiful Ans) B- Kaya Skin clinics Which of the following is not a snack brand owned by PepsiCo Company Frito Lay? A) Lays B) Bingo C) Kurkure D) Uncle Chipps Ans)B- Bingo

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Which beer giant operates in India through its 100% owned subsidiary South Asia Breweries? A) Carlsberg B) AnheuserBusch C) Heineken D) Scottish & Newcastle Ans) Carlsberg Who has been ranked by Time Magazine as the most powerful woman of the past century? A) Mother Teresa B) Indira Gandhi C) Jane Adams D) Golda Meir Ans) Jane Adams Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High court is the second judge in the country history to face removal proceedings in Parliament. Who was the first? A) Gautam Ghosh B) B. Sudhakar C) V. Ramaswamy D) Kunal Kishore Ans) V. Ramaswamy The book Building A World Class Civil Service for 21st century India is written by A) Arun de Souza B) Ian Harris C) S.K. Das D) Devesh Kapur Ans) S.K. Das Which of the following places has been removed from UN list of unresolved disputes? A) Taiwan B) Tibet C) J&K D) Arunachal Pradesh Ans) J&K Which of the following is not a member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization? A) Russia B) Kazakhstan C) Uzbekistan D) South Korea Ans) South Korea

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The headquarters of NATO is situated at A) Vienna, Norway B) New York, USA C) Brussels, Belgium D) Seoul, South Korea Ans) Brussels, Belgium International Day for Tolerance is observed on A) November 10 B) November 16 C) November 24 D) November 28 Ans) November 16

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1.Indias passenger car sales were decreased by 19% in August compared to same month last year due to high interest rate and high fuel prices.Thisisthehighestdropincarsalesinlastoneyear,asperthe SocietyofIndianautomobileManufacturer(SIAM). 2.The Goa Government has ordered temporary suspension of all mining operations in the state following serious irregularitiesmentionedinthereportoftheJusticeM.B.Shahcommission. The M.B. Shah commission was appointed by the Indian Government to check the illegal mining cases in different states including Karnataka and Goa. 1.UKs Tennis icon Andy Murray won his first Grand Slam title yesterday when he defeated Novak Djokovic by 7-6 (12-10), 7-5, 26, 3-6, 6-2 in the dramatic US open 2012 final.WiththisheendedUKs 76-yearwaitformensGrandSlamtitle.76yearsagoUKsFredPerrywon thelastGrandSlamtitleatUSOpen. 2.US Tennis star Serena Williams won Womens Singles US Open title 2012lastweekendafterdefeatingVictoriaAzarenkaofBelarusby2-6, 6-2,7-5.Thisisher4thUSOpenTitleand15thGrandSlamtitle. 3.McLarens Lewis Hamilton won the Italian Grand Prix 2012 last weekend. Ferraris Fernando Alonso finished at the 3rdposition and extendedhisoveralllead. 4.The South Korean Movie, Pieta won the Golden Lion Prize in the Best Movie category at the 69th Vennish Film Festival recently.

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It was directed by Kim Ki-duk.Paul Thomas Andersons The Master won two prizes, The Best Director award for Paul Thomas Anderson and BestActorawardsforPhilipSeymourHoffmanandJoaquinPhoenix. 5.Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected as the new President of Somalia. He defeated current President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in the Presidential election after securing 190 votes compared to Ahmeds 79 votes. 6.The Italian economy was contracted by 0.8% during the second quarter (April-June) of the current year. It deepens recession in the countrywhichisalreadystrugglingwithhighpublicdebtandlowereconomic growth

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Kaushik Basu - TheWorldBankhasnamedKaushikBasuasthe institutionsnew chief economist and Senior Vice-PresidentEarlier,hewasthe chiefeconomicadviseroftheIndiasMinistryofFinance Save the Children-Pakistanhasaskedforeignstaffmembersofthe internationalaidagencySavetheChildren[anNGO]toleavethecountrythere havebeenallegationsagainsttheNGOforhelpingCIAanditsrelationinAbottabad attackonal-QaedaleaderOsamabinLaden. Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) -theUnitedStateshasfinallylifted itsterroristtagforNepalssrulingparty,CommunistPartyofNepal(Maoists) Haqqani Network-aterroroutfitinAfghanistanhasbeendesignatedasa ForeignTerroristOrganisationbyU.S.A. Paul McCartney Ex-BeatlePaulMcCartneyhehasrecentlyreceived theFrench Legion of Honour award Massachusetts Institute of Technology-TheprestigiousMassachusetts InstituteofTechnologyhasgrabbedthetopslotfromCambridgeUniversityona worldrankingfor2011-2012rankingsintheleaguetablebyQSWorldUniversity Rankings. WikiLeaks - itrecentlyreleasedacacheofmorethan32,000emailstoandfrom theSyrianMinistryofForeignAffairssayingtheyrevealedtheinnerworkingsofthe Syriangovernmentandeconomy. Bank of England itisthecentralbankoftheUnitedKingdomandthe modelonwhichmostmoderncentralbankshavebeenbasedBritishTreasury chiefGeorgeOsbornesaidhewouldbeadvertisingamajorjobforthefirsttime ever:Governor of the Bank of England. Christopher Stevens -TheambassadoroftheUnitedStatestoLibyahasbeen killedduringanarmedmobattackinBenghazionthe11thanniversaryofthe9/11 attacks. Apple Inc. - itrecentlyunveiledtheiPhone5MarketingheadPhilSchiller unveiledtheyearsmosteagerlyawaitedphone Eduardo dos Santos - PresidentofAngola.Angolaisholdingcountrysthird electionssincegainingindependencein1975. Vinod Rai Comptroller and Auditor General of India -hewasinlight becauseofthereportwhichhepresentedontheallocationofCoalBlockshe reportedthehugelossessufferedbythegovernmentinthisallocation Raj Thackeray-Chairperson,MaharashtraNavnirmanSena Rajasthan Vishesh Awas Yojna - specialhousingschemellaunchedbythe stateofRajasthanforrehabilitationofbothurbanandruralpooraffectedbynatural andmanmadecalamities. Indias G.D.P growth(1stquarter2012-13)5.5%itwastheworstGDPinthis quarterwithinpastone decade. Indias Foreign Policy: Coping with the Changing World bookauthoredby MuchkundDubeytobereleasedM.DubeyisaformerIndianHighCommissioner toBangladesh Gen Liang Guanglie ChineseDefenceMinisterwhoisonavisittoIndia Duniya Na Mane - moviescreenedontheopeningdayoftheDelhiBookFairto commemorate100yearsofIndiancinema.

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Duniya na Mane isa1937HindisocialclassicdirectedbyV.Shantaram. National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Programme-theMinistryofHuman ResourceDevelopmenthasstartedaprocessofenhancingthecriteriaofannual parentalincomefromthecurrent Rs. 1.5 lakhandtherateofscholarshipstomakea largernumberofstudentseligibleforthescholarships. No long duration SIM card for foreign tourists -thegovernmenthasasked telecomserviceprovidersnottoprovidemobileconnectionfor more than three monthstoanyforeigntouristvisitingIndia. Haryana statewhichhasinstitutednutritionawardsatthedistrictleveltocheck malnourishmentamongchildren.. Gujarat StatewhichhasrecentlyissuedanotificationtobanGutkaandPan Masalainthestate. Anil Bordia -Eminenteducationist,activistandformercivilservant,whoplayed animportantroleindefiningthecountrysneweducationpolicyhehasrecently passedaway Hamari Miss India campaigntomovefromvillagetovillagetovoiceastrong concernagainstsex-selectivetestsandreiteratetheopportunitythatagirlchild bringstoafamilyandtosocietyatlargelaunchedbyDelhi-basedSunFoundation Sorry Teacher TeluguFeatureFilmwhosereleaseforpublicviewingwas restrainedbyAndhraPradeshHighCourt Sri Lanka countrywhichhasrecentlyissuedatraveladvisorytoitscitizens fromvisitingTamilNaduforincreasingactsofintimidationagainstSriLankan nationalsinTamilNadu. Delhi Annshri Yojana -Undertheprogramme,Rs.600incashwouldbe transferredtotheeldestfemalemembersofmorethantwolakhfamilieswhich arenotpresentlycoveredundertheBelowPovertyLine(BPL)andAntyodaya programmestobelaunchedbyDelhiGovernmentontheeveofGandhiJayanti thisyear Hydro-electric project on Kishenganga River amatterofdisputebetween IndiaandPakistan Justice Altamas Kabir totakeoverastheChiefJusticeofIndiainSeptember 2012hewillbethe39thChiefJusticeofIndiahewillsucceedJusticeS.H. Kapadia McDonalds -Theworldssecond-biggestrestaurantchainafterSubwayItwill openitsfirstvegetarianoutletinthemiddleofnextyearneartheGoldenTemplein Amritsar. Union Cabinet -ithasrecentlyapprovedaBilltoamendtheConstitutionto providereservationtoScheduledCastesandScheduledTribesingovernmentjob promotions. Solaris asolar-poweredpassengercardevelopedbyDelhiTechnological UniversityithasrecentlybeenflaggedoffbyPresidentPranabMukherjee Musalmander Koronio (What Muslims should do) bookthatcontainscertain passageswhicharecriticaloftheTrinamoolCongress-ledgovernmentspoliciesfor minoritiesTheauthorofthebookisNazrulIslamthepublisherofthebookwas attackedandofficewasraidedbythepoliceinrelationtothebook.

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Union Minister of State for Telecommunication & Information Technology - SachinPilottobecommissionedintherankoflieutenantintheTerritorialArmy (TA). Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) - tosoonlaunchmobileapplications toallowpeopleaccessweatherrelatedinformationontheirAndroidmobilephones. Rajasthan Governmentithaslaunchedanewschemeforprovidingtraining towomenforemploymentindifferentfields. India ithasslippedaplacedownto169thinFIFArankings,andisranked32nd inAsia Washington Post Thenewspaperwhichwasincontroversyforpublishinga controversialarticleonPrimeMinisterManmohanSingh Inalandmarkjudgement,SupremehasheldthatIndian courts have no jurisdictiontopassinterimordersinforeignarbitrationawardsbetweenanIndian companyandaforeigncompanyundertheprovisionsoftheIndianArbitrationand ConciliationAct,1996. Justice M.B. Shah Commission-probedintoillegalminingofironoreand manganeseinGoa External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and Interior Minister Rehman Malik theyhaverecentlysignedalong-pendingvisaagreementtoeasetravelrelations betweenIndiaandPakistan-Thenewvisaregimethefirstmajoroverhaulsince 1974inparticulareasestravelrestrictionsfor businessmenandintroducesanew categoryofgrouptourism.Besides,personsagedabove65willbeissuedvisaon arrival. Manoj Kumar Raina - thefirstcontestanttohavewonRs.1croreinthesixth seasonofKaunBanegaCrorepati Nagara mattu NadikaniveAdocumentarydealswiththeimpactthe proposedGundiapowerprojectwillhave,ifimplemented,onthebiodiversityofthe WesternGhat-KesariHaravuisthedirectorofthedocumentary. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) -APolarSatelliteLaunchVehicle (PSLV-C21)blastedofffromSriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)andplacedtwoforeign satellitesinorbit-TwoforeignsatelliteswhichwerelaunchedbyPSLV-C21are SPOT-6a712-kgFrenchearthobservationsatellitebuiltbyAstriumSAS,a Europeanspacetechnologycompany-Proiteresa15-kgJapanesemicrosatellite, wasputintoorbitasanadditionalpayloadProiteresismeanttostudythepoweredflightofasmallsatellitebyanelectricthrusterandtoobserveJapansKansaidistrict withahigh-resolutioncamera-ItisthebiggestcommercialliftbyPSLV Aseem Trivedi -Award-winningpoliticalcartoonistandanti-corruptionand InternetfreedomcrusaderAseemTrivedihasrecentlybeenarrestedhewas arrestedonchargesofsedition,cybercrime,andinsultingthenationalflag, ParliamentandtheConstitutionthroughhiswork. TrivedisCartoons Against Corruptionwebsitewasearlierbannedbythe Mumbaipolice. Verghese Kurien - fatherofWhiteRevolutionandfounderofthecooperative dairymovementinthecountryhehasrecentlypassedawaywasalsoknown asmilkman of India

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Anand-asmalltownincentralGujaratthatwasKurienshomeforthelastsix decadesandwhichhemadefamousasthe milk capital of India. Delhi Government - ithasdecidedtoimposeacompletebanonmanufacture, sale,display,transportationandstorageofgutkaandotherrelatedproductsinthe city-DelhiGovernmenthasalsoimposedablanketbanonmanufacture,sale, storageanduseofplastic bagsinthecity Goa-statewhichsuspendedtheoperationofallexistingminingleasesthe movehasbeentakentoscrutiniseclearancesobtainedbytheleaseholdersandnot toallowcontinuationofoperationswithoutverificationofrequisiteapprovals Therewasagrowingpublicoutcryovertheillegalitiesintheminingsectoras broughtoutbytheJustice M. B. Shah CommissionofInquiryinitsreport Free medicine supply scheme theobjectiveoftheschemeistoprovide freemedicinestoallpatientsinallGovernmenthospitalstothepeopleofallsocioeconomiccategoriesTheschemewaslaunchedinRajasthanonOctober2, markingMahatmaGandhisbirthanniversaryin2011 Siachen The Cold War acomicwhichillustratescomicrepletewithbloody battlescenes,snazzygunsandstrongmenaboutIndiaandPakistanfightinga toughbattleonthesnowtopsoftheHimalayanrange,i.e.,SianchenGlacier RishiKumaristheauthor,illustratorandpublisherofthecomics. Padma and Chopola -ReplicasofthehouseboatsusedbyRabindranath TagoreduringhisstayinEastBengal(nowBangladesh)boatstobehandedover toIndiabyBangladesh Nikki Haley -secondIndian-AmericangovernorinU.S.A.(SouthCalifornia) Supreme Court of India ithasrecentlylaiddowntheconstitutionalprinciple whichwouldallowtheaggrievedpartiestomovetheappropriatecourtfor postponementofthepublicationofhearings. Vivekanand Yuva Vikas Rath Yatra -anaggressivecampaignfortheGujarat AssemblyelectionsscheduledinDecemberthisyear Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Ltd. (SIRECL) and the Sahara Housing Investment Corporation Ltd. (SHICL) -ownedbySubrataRoySharma, ChairmanofSaharaIndiaPariwarGroup[ItisheadquarteredinLucknow] SaharaGrouphasrecentlybeendirectedbytheSupremeCourttorefundover Rs.24,400crorecollectedfrom2.21croredepositorsthroughtheoptimallyfully convertibledebentures(OFCDs)bywayofbonds. ATIV S-SamsungsfirstdevicetorunWindows8 SamsungGroupisaSouthKoreanmultinationalconglomeratecompany headquarteredinSamsungTown,Seoul. Windows Server 2012- Microsofthasannouncedgeneralavailabilityof WindowsServer2012,afirstofitskindversionofoperatingsystem(OS)that can be controlled remotely. Scala anewversionofcarrecentlylaunchedbyRenaultIndia. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) ithasrecentlyasked telecomcompaniestode-activatetheinternationalcallingfacilityinpre-paidnumbers andrestoreitonlyafterasubscribergiveshisconsenttoavailhimselfoftheservice. InfosysithasrecentlyannouncedtheacquisitionofZurich-basedLodestone HoldingAG,aleadingmanagementconsultancyfirm,for330millionSwissfrancs

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